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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · 1d

We’re calling on our community to help us double our monthly donors from 67 to 134 by year’s end. Every monthly gift, even $5, fuels the art, justice, and creative freedom that define Mizna.

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For over 25 years, Mizna has provided a rare space on the national landscape—a multidisciplinary critical platform for Southwest Asian and North African artists led by a small team of SWANA women. In ...

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · 1d

Be the first to join Monthly for Mizna!

The first 10 people to join the movement to sustain Mizna with a monthly donation of $10 or more will receive a cloud keychain!

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · 3d

Join Monthly for Mizna ✨ Help Mizna keep blooming 🌸

We’re calling on our community to help us double our monthly donors from 67 to 134 by year’s end. Every monthly gift, even $5, fuels the art, justice, and creative freedom that define Mizna.

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · 19d

Call For Submissions: Mizna 27.1 // Submissions open Nov 1, 2025 and close Dec 1, 2025.

Submissions will soon be accepted for our first 2026 issue! This upcoming issue is unthemed. We welcome all writing that adheres to Mizna’s guidelines.

Learn more: mizna.org/mizna-news/c...

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · 28d

It is unfathomable that we have reached this moment. Two years of live-streamed US-backed Zionist genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

Marking this moment of profound grief and rage, today Mizna offers a literary memorial.

Read the Memorial Folio here: mizna.org/mizna-online...

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Maggie Hennefeld @hennefem.bsky.social · Sep 2

Full schedule is live for the 2025 Arab Film Festival (Sept 24-28) in Mpls! Highlights include Palestinian shorts, Catharsis dance night, free outdoor screening of Elia Suleiman's DIVINE INTERVENTION, & EAST OF NOON + Q&A w/Hala Elkoussy. 🎞️🍉🇵🇸 @miznaarabart.bsky.social

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Sep 2

Lights⚡️Camera 🎥 Action! 🎬

ANNOUNCING THE 2025 ARAB FILM FEST FULL LINEUP 🎟️ TICKETS + PASSES AVAILABLE

WHAT: 19th Twin Cities Arab Film Festival
WHEN: Sept 24–28, 2024
WHERE: The Main Cinema, closing events at the Walker Art Center
TICKETS + PASSES: tcaff25.eventive.org

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Aug 26

CATHARSIS: ARAB FILM FEST DANCE
NIGHT

SEPT 27 AT THE CEDAR CULTURAL
CENTER

Join Mizna for a night of purging our grief and anger on the dance floor, featuring local DJs Jacques, Jamal, and Talia Knight.

Free for Pass-holders.

Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/mizna-and-...

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Aug 22

2025 ARAB FILM FEST WORKSHOP: MAKING A SHORT FILM LIKE A BADASS WITH RANDA JARRAR

9/25-26, 12-3pm at FilmNorth
Sliding scale workshop fee starting at $30.

Learn more + register now at bit.ly/aff25-workshop

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Aug 21

New York! Join us at Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair September 11-14, 2025 at MoMA PS1!

Our latest journals, merch, and more will be available for purchase.

+Stay tuned about some NYC programming coming to you soon 👀

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Aug 18

WHAT: 19th Twin Cities Arab Film Festival
WHEN: Sept 24–28, 2025
WHERE: The Main Cinema, closing events at the Walker Art Center + special programs across the Twin Cities

PASSES: Passes + 4-Packs available now at tcaff25.eventive.org
Through Sep 1, passes are $10 off!

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Aug 18

ARAB FILM FEST OPENING NIGHT: Thank You for Banking With Us by Laila Abbas + post-screening Q+A with the director

+ At 6pm, before the film, join us for an opening reception with light refreshments from Shish!

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ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly @arablit.bsky.social · Jul 29

I forget we have lost the meaning of time; our appointments now stand in the line with us
Bread line
water line
fear line
time line
line of death
True steadfastness is returning from all these lines with every part of your body intact
Your soul is of course damaged. That’s okay.

Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jul 29

"'I Bequeath Life To You, For We Die Without Life Knowing Us'—Nima Hasan Writing From the Ends of the Homeland," A collection of writings that Hasan shared publicly in 2024 during the genocide in Gaza, edited by Rania Jawad, translated by Malaka Shwaikh.

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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · Jul 29

"In the line
an old woman curses the fields and the ears of grain
as she lists the names of the great cities for you
She sews the rope of hunger
to make a large sack of flour
enough for the guards of the tents"

-Nima Hasan, March 1

Recall her words as you weigh what is at stake in acting right now

Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jul 29

"'I Bequeath Life To You, For We Die Without Life Knowing Us'—Nima Hasan Writing From the Ends of the Homeland," A collection of writings that Hasan shared publicly in 2024 during the genocide in Gaza, edited by Rania Jawad, translated by Malaka Shwaikh.

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jul 29

"'I Bequeath Life To You, For We Die Without Life Knowing Us'—Nima Hasan Writing From the Ends of the Homeland," A collection of writings that Hasan shared publicly in 2024 during the genocide in Gaza, edited by Rania Jawad, translated by Malaka Shwaikh.

mizna.org/mizna-online...

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jul 18

Join our monthly online series Words for Palestine 7/23, 2025 at 7pm ET/6pm CT

This special edition celebrates Mizna authors who have recently released or have forthcoming books, Fargo Tbakhi, Ahmad Almallah, Huda Fakhreddine, and Sarah Aziza.

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jul 16

Mizna is growing our board!

We're seeking passionate and committed individuals to join our board of directors.

We’ll review all submissions and reach out to candidates who align with our needs on a rolling basis.

Learn more + apply : mizna.org/mizna-news/o...

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jul 9

The July edition of Mizna Film Series: Iranian Classics is a double feature of sorts, presenting two works by acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Rakhshan Banietemad!

On July 23 at 7pm, watch Gilaneh
On July 26 at 1pm, watch Tales (Ghesha)

Tickets: www.trylon.org/film-series/...

Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jul 1

This week: Join us for a special screening + fundraiser aiming to provide space for our local community to learn about and process the recent events in Sudan.

When: July 6 at 7 PM
Where: New City Center (Sanctuary)

Tickets: sudanonscreen.eventive.org/schedule/684...

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jun 25

Just arrived in the Mizna offices: limited edition risograph pamphlet by Sudanese artist Sarah Elawad!

Want a copy? Those who make a donation at our Sudan on Screen event next week will receive a print .

Learn more about the screening: mizna.org/event/sudan-...

Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jun 24

Excerpt from Palestinian Love Poem, from Fargo Tbakhi's debut poetry collection TERROR COUNTER. Today, Mizna honors the launch of this collection by publishing excerpts on Mizna Online.

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jun 23

Join us for this special screening of SIT IN + fundraiser aiming to provide space for our local community to learn about and process the recent events in Sudan.

7/6 at 7 PM at New City Center (Sanctuary)
Tickets: mizna.org/event/sudan-...

Sudan on Screen - Mizna

Join Mizna for a screening of SIT IN by Eltayeb Mahdi followed by a post-screening discussion. This event aims to provide … Continue reading "Sudan on Screen"

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jun 20

Join our monthly online series Words for Palestine. This special edition celebrates writing in Mizna’s Futurities issue + features readings from Ft. sara bedri, Malak Hajazi, Najwa Juma, Aya Krisht, Ladan Osman, and Maya Salameh.

6/26, 2025 at 7pm ET
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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jun 20

We're excited to welcome Ladan Osman as one of the readers at our virtual event Words for Palestine next week!

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Mizna @miznaarabart.bsky.social · Jun 19

This Pride Month, Mizna Online is honored to be republishing selections from Mizna 21.1: Queer + Trans Voices. This week, Ghinwa Jawhari teases apart the multiple layers of queer experience of a summer spent in Lebanon during the 2006 war.

Read more: mizna.org/mizna-online...

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